Author Question: The nurse researcher is new to qualitative research and wishes to use an interview as the data ... (Read 92 times)

pragya sharda · **on:** Jul 8, 2018

The nurse researcher is new to qualitative research and wishes to use an interview as the data collection method for a study. Which strategy would best serve this nurse?

1. Write structured interview questions.
2. Practice interview technique under the guidance of an experienced interviewer.
3. Have the subject complete the interview by writing down answers to the questions.
4. Choose a different technique to gather information since interviewing is seldom successful in qualitative research.

Question 2

Which of the following studies could be easily replicated?

1. Parents living with a premature infant.
2. Fathers' experiences in the delivery room.
3. Caring for a demented spouse.
4. Various strategies for pain relief.

mcni194 · **Reply #1 on:** Jul 8, 2018

Answer to Question 1

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Rationale 1: The interview questions should be unstructured.
Rationale 2: This is a good strategy to help the researcher to perfect his or her technique prior to the study.
Rationale 3: These interviews should be done in a face-to-face encounter or over the telephone. If the subject writes answers, the technique is a questionnaire.
Rationale 4: Interview is a standard and common technique used in qualitative research.

Answer to Question 2

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Rationale 1: This is a qualitative study. Qualitative studies are not replicated because knowledge of findings of one study could bias the results of another. In qualitative research each situation is unique.
Rationale 2: This is a qualitative study. Qualitative studies are not replicated because knowledge of findings of one study could bias the results of another. In qualitative research each situation is unique.
Rationale 3: This is a qualitative study. Qualitative studies are not replicated because knowledge of findings of one study could bias the results of another. In qualitative research each situation is unique.
Rationale 4: This is a quantitative study, so it would be easier to replicate. Qualitative studies are not replicated.